30 June - 08 July 2012
Venue: Galway City
The Volvo Ocean Race Grand Finale is set to enthral the city of Galway from the 30th June-8th July 2012.
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet will arrive in from Lorient to Galway on the 3rd July to the biggest festival in Ireland, which will enhance all cultures from each of the race stopovers. The Volvo Ocean Race Grand Finale 2011-2012 will be an eight-day festival of marine, sport, culture and arts, entertainment and food.
Galway will extend the festival to include the Global Village across the harbour which will add to the entertainment and hospitality focus of the Race Village with a networking, exhibition and conference area for the business to business sector. The Galway Global Village will feature shows, exhibitions, entertainment and an unprecedented Grand Finale to the Volvo Ocean Race.
The In-Port race takes place on the 7th July, after which the winner of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 will be declared.
Event times each day will be from 10.00-22.00.